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SUMMER
SUPPLEMENT

CONTENTS

commencement 2005

2 Speaker Brian McGrory

6 Student Awards
10 Baccalaureate 2005
13 Faculty/Staff Awards

reunion 2005

21 Reunion Class Prizes

campus news

20 Sports Round-Up
30 Around and About GDA

Seniors Bid Fond Farewells

Lew Puot Ruot jumps the wall.

Cassandra Duchard hugs teacher Matt Gettings as Keri Bergman looks on.

Just minutes before the 92 members of the Class of 2005
jumped the wall behind Mansion House to celebrate their
graduation from GDA, Boston Globe columnist Brian
McGrory offered some words of wisdom, more than a touch
of humor, and some counsel to the graduates and the
Commencement audience.

On the following page is an abridged version ofMcGrory's address.

2005 Commencement™ Reunion Issue

Commencement 2005

Commencement speaker
Brian McGrory

Commencement season should
also be known as advice sea-
son. But before proceeding
directly to the self-important sec-
tion of this talk, I just wanted to
share nine bits of real world
advice with you that I don't think
you'll get from your parents or
teachers or anybody else. These
are nine bits of advice designed
to make your adult lives better,
nine bits of advice gleaned from
age and experience, nine bits of
knowledge I wish I had known
when was your age, which
harks back to that famous line
from an earlier commencement
address about it being a shame
that youth is wasted on the
young.

1/ That State Police officer who
has just pulled you to the side of
the highway has never once in
his entire career said to himself,
hmm, this driver is yelling at me
pretty hard. Maybe I better let
him off.

2/ You can, in fact, learn an
entire semester's worth of Psych
101 in one long night of study.

3/ When someone, anyone,
tells you it's not about the
money, then it's absolutely all
about the money.

4/ Read a newspaper every

day, and by that I mean the actu-
al newspaper, not the on-line
site. Please, please, just do as I
say.

5/ When your boss asks you
what do you think, he's not
wondering what you really, truly
think. You can never go wrong
by beginning your answer with,
"Sir, as you once said. . ."

6/ When the car salesman says
the price he's offering is good
for that day only, he's flat out
lying.

7/ Never order any menu item
in a restaurant that contains the
words Delight or Supreme, the
obvious exception being the hot
fudge brownie delight at Dairy
Queen, where I used to work
as a kid.

8/ Vou know those tall, skinny
kids with the coke-bottle glasses
who used to ace their calculus
exams every time out? You
might want to grab onto one
right now, because they're
going to be a lot richer than the
rest of us someday.

9/ When you're offered the
choice between steak or lasagna
on an overseas flight, always
order the lasagna. It's impossible
to get a moist piece of meat at
30,000 feet.

Alright, now let's get into the
fatuous, pompous stuff. Like
every other commencement
speaker this season, I wrestled
hard with what I wanted to say.
For a while, I thought it impor-
tant to talk to you about political
involvement. And then I
thought maybe it would be

good to talk about the impor-
tance of the press in modern
America, public enlightenment
and all that. I sketched out a
speech so long that it actually
required an intermission. And
then I decided, this is your day,
why don't I talk about something
entirely novel: You. So here
goes.

Class of 2005, do me a favor.
Glance around you. I mean,
really, look all around you. Look
at each other. Look over at your
nice instructors, your headmas-
ter, your guidance counselors.
Look over at your parents, your
brothers and sisters, some of

you have aunts and uncles here
and grandparents. Maybe there
are just some nice folks from the
area who have shown up out of
a sense of local pride.

And here's a truth that you
can t possibly realize now,
though you will in a few years. I
promise you will. Never in your
entire lives, regardless of what
you eventually do, regardless of
where you go, regardless of all
that you'll undoubtedly achieve,
will a group of people ever
know you in the same way that
these people at this commence-
ment know you right now.
Never.

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Let's think about that just for a
moment. Many of you will go
off and get married some day,
maybe more than once because
that's becoming kind of the
norm, and you'll have kids and
stepkids and half-kids and grand-
kids and all these people will
know you inside and out. You'll
make great friends, lifelong
friends, in college. But they still
won't know you like these peo-
ple here know you.

Here's why. These people in
this room have seen you as you
were becoming who you really
are. Some of them knew you at
the beginning of time, when you
were a fat little ball of baby
flesh. They saw you toddle for
the first time. They fed you
mashed fruit on a tiny spoon as
you kicked your feet in your
highchair. They sent you off to
school on that first day, tears
flowing every which way by
everyone involved. They saw
you make that first catch in right
field, kick that first soccer ball
through the net, develop your
first cow-eyed crush, struggle
through the inevitable awkward-
ness of adolescence learning
more about yourself and the
world around you.

Your parents and siblings
watched as you made enormous
mistakes and suffered tremen-
dous embarrassments. Your
teachers here guided you along
on this famously fragile stretch of
road between childhood and
adulthood. Your fellow students
befriended you when you need-
ed them most. These are all
people who consoled you in
tough times and lauded you in
good times, sitting in the stands
and attending the awards cere-
monies and waiting for your
report cards at home.

And I don't mean to make it
sound so passive. These people
were invested in you. They love

you. They nurtured you. They
taught you. They gave you part
of themselves. We are all, to a
significant degree, products of
our environments, meaning
these people at this event in no
small way shaped who you are
today.

So what am I trying to say? I'm
trying to say that for the rest of
your lives, when you go away to
college and eventually get a job,
whether you settle here or in
your hometown or in San
Francisco or in Paris, you will for-
ever have an unbreakable, irrev-
ocable connection to your fami-
ly, your childhood friends, and
most especially, to this, your
school, and all the many won-
derful people that came with it.

So let me give you a little bit of
advice. In ten years, 20 years,
maybe sooner, maybe later,
some of your teachers here or
the guys who hang out down at
the diner of your hometown are
going to ask one day, Hey,
whatever happened to Johnny
or Jennifer Smith? It's going to
happen. So you should start
thinking today, this very day,
what you want that answer to
be. You've been given a lot by
a great number of people. Now
you're going to want to start giv-
ing something back in return.

I think you'll want them to say,
I hear he or she is a really great
father or mother, or the best gui-
tarist, or a terrific stockbroker, or
someone who took wonderful
care of their ailing mother, or just
a plain old spectacular friend. I
think you'll want that answer to
be that he or she turned out to
be one hell of a nice person.
You'll learn as life goes on that
we don't control as much as we
think, but this much is in your
power.

I've been extraordinarily lucky
in life, in that I've been able to
live out some of my childhood

dreams. I found something I truly
love to do, which is writing.

Most of all, I've gotten to
meet some real interesting peo-
ple. I've interviewed Bill Clinton
three times, and spent about six
hours with George Bush one
day in Texas back when he was
governor. They both had some-
thing in common: They
absolutely 100 percent love
what it is they do.

But the most interesting peo-
ple I've met, the men and
women whom I've learned the
most from, aren't the most
famous. Far from it. There's a
guy named David Hynes who
used to work on the Boston
Public Garden every day, start-
ing at about 5 a.m., pruning and
raking and planting and picking
up. It's his little patch of real
estate in this world, he's intense-
ly proud of it, and it's the pretti-
est piece of land I've ever
known, bringing happiness and
a moment of beauty and soli-
tude to the thousands of people
who walk through it. And he
might be one of the happiest
guys I've ever met. I met a
retired fireman, he's about 90
years old now. Way back when
in the early 60s, he was working
at a station when a father came
in with a son stricken by muscu-
lar dystrophy and wanted some
help raising money. This fireman
started a door-to-door fundrais-
ing campaign in Boston, con-
vinced the national firefighter's
association to adopt MD as its
pet charity, and is now responsi-
ble for more than 75 million dol-
lars in donations being collected
by firefighters over the past 40
years. All because he loved his
job enough to care.

I met another guy who does
something as simple as sit out-
side his church every Sunday
morning for the past 50 years
selling the Sunday Globes and

Heralds. It's his reason for living.
He sees all the parishioners, and
all the kids who have worked for
him over the years selling say
he's played a profound role in
forming a work ethic that has
shaped their lives.

This is a very long way of say-
ing, find something you love. It
might be your job. It might be
your family. It might be a charity,
or a hobby. But find something
you love, and love it well. Let it
bring out the passion. Because if
you find something you truly
love, it is then you will give back
to the world around you, and it
is then that you will represent
your community well and make
it proud.

One last thing, if I may. Very
soon, you're going to take that
traditional step over the wall
back there. You might consider
a couple of things, as you do.
You might consider that honor-
able people can have honest
disagreements, and that's just
the way the world works. From
my brief involvement with the
school, I know that everyone,
and I mean everyone, wants to
make this the best academy it
can be. But as you step over
that wall, remember something
very clearly. You went to
Governor Dummer Academy,
and regardless of what happens
to the name, no one is ever
going to take that away.

And remember this as well.
No one's ever going to take
away the profound experiences
you had here. You may be mov-
ing on, but you're not leaving
this school behind. You're tak-
ing it with you, in your head, in
your heart, and in your bones.

You're a very fortunate group.
Now let's see what else you've
got. Congratulations, thank you,
and good luck. I

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GOVERNOR DUMMER ACADEMY

MORSE FLAG ~ 2005

Morse Flag awardee Tim Lang with (left to right): sister Maura; brother Brendan; mother Susan; father Jim; sister Katie; and Headmaster Marty Doggett

The Morse Flag was first
awarded 91 years ago at the
150th Commencement of this
School on June 9, 1913, and it
has been awarded each year
since that time to the senior
whose record in all respects has
met with the highest approval of
the faculty. According to the
Trust established by the late Rev.
Glenn Tilley Morse, a long-time
friend and Trustee of the
Academy, a new flag is provid-
ed each year in order that the
old flag, which has flown over
the School during the past year,
may be given to a member of
the graduating class.

He has performed superbly
well in every respect and in all
areas throughout his four-year
tenure at GDA. During his time
in this community, he has been
described as dedicated, enthusi-
astic, intellectually curious,
patient and precise. He has
been referred to as a
Renaissance man who is able to
master the metaphors of
Shakespeare, the demanding
syntax of the German language

and the logic based cognitive
demands of mathematics and
science. His teachers consistent-
ly comment on his passion for
learning and his relentless pursuit
of comprehensive understand-
ing of all disciplines. His com-
mitment to learning is exemplary
and he is an inspiration to his
classmates and instructors alike.

He has always pursued a rig-
orous course of study. In addi-
tion to his regular curriculum of
honors and Advanced
Placement courses, he has cho-
sen to elect independent stud-
ies that would augment his keen
interest in both writing and his-
tory. During his junior year he
met with his English teacher
twice weekly over breakfast in
order to perfect his skills in per-
suasive writing. His teacher
reported that he was thirsty for
the challenge and that his will-
ingness to continually revise his
work led to the production of
an impressive portfolio of
essays.

His Advanced Placement
United States History teacher

commented that his ardor for
historical study was rare for
someone his age. In fact, this
passion for history became evi-
dent as he investigated and
wrote about Benjamin Franklin's
Albany Plan of colonial union. It
was a piece of writing breathtak-
ing in its depth of analysis and
original thinking. Most university
graduate students would be
hard pressed to produce a com-
parable piece of scholarship.
This paper eventually earned the
distinction of being chosen as
the New England district winner
of the Cum Laude Society
Paper competition. His academ-
ic talents have been further rec-
ognized by his induction in the
Cum Laude Society and as the
recipient of the Holy Cross
Book Award.

He is, however, not only an
intellectual. Despite a grueling
course of study, he pursues a
plethora of other interests. This
year he served as co-editor in
chief of the Governor and ded-
icated countless hours to per-
fecting and expanding this publi-

cation. He has been an earnest
member of the wrestling team
and he has been a faithful con-
tributor to the chorus and drama
programs. He also participated
in community service and
played a significant role in the
Special Olympics program for
four years.

He is a model citizen who
possesses a kind, compassion-
ate and gracious spirit. He is a
scholar, a writer, a performer
and an athlete. His tireless dili-
gence, outstanding achieve-
ment, passion for learning and
commitment to the GDA com-
munity have earned him univer-
sal respect. Individuals of his cal-
iber come our way infrequently.

It is with the admiration and
appreciation of the Governor
Dummer faculty that the 2005
Morse Flag Award is presented
to:

Timothy Joseph Lang of Lynn,
Massachusetts

-Headmaster Marty Doggett

Congratulations and best wishes to the class of 2005 as they head off to the following colleges!

Kelsey Johnson jumps ahead of Torie Allen and Meaghan Lafond

Samuel Adams
Matthew Ahem
Victoria Allen
Nicholas Almy
Danielle Aversa
Meredith Baker
Michael Barnaby
Keri Bergman
Nicholas Berluti
Nicole Bitsack
Russell Bradley
Timothy Brierley
Danielle Carroll
Christopher Chaloux
Nicholas Clark
Christian Colarusso
Kelsey Correia
Raul Cruz
Timothy Cushman
Nicole Dietz
Bryan Dodge
Cassandra Duchard
Benn Ferriero
Garson Fields
Daniel Galajda
Christopher Genovese
Elizabeth George
Brendan Giblin
Devin Gmyrek
Tyler Gobin
Juan Carlos Graziano
Nicole Greco
Audrie Grigun
Jonathan Guy
Andrew Guyton
Ashley Hamel
Lindsey Hery
Jonathan Holt
Kelsey Johnson
Kevin Kapstad
Rebecca Kelly
Young-Jee Kim
Ebony Knowlin

Emory University

Colby College

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Wheaton College

Boston University

Miami University

Northeastern University

Stonehill College

Providence College

Boston University

University of Colorado

Rollins College

University of Hartford

Bard College

Salve Regina University

Florida State University

Trinity College

Williams College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

University of Colorado

Saint Michael's College

University of Richmond

Boston College

University of Vermont

Assumption College

Dickinson College

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

University of Richmond

University of Southern California

Merrimack College

Northeastern University

University of Edinburgh

College of Wooster

Providence College

DePaul University

Roanoke College

Bentley College

University of New Hampshire

Columbia University

Northeastern University

Guilford College

Meaghan Lafond
Timothy Lang
Ji Hee Lee
Kate Leibovitz
Justin Leonard
Ariel Lilly
Young Jae Lyoo
Christopher MacPhee
Jonathan Mahoney
Surasak Maneesri
Hallie Martin
Daisy Martinez
Christopher McKinnon
Jennifer Mejia
Amanda Mello
Amy Miller
Aaron Moberger
Brian Morrissey
Asuka Murata
Jennifer Muscatello
Jennifer O'Leary
Colin O'Rourke
Julie O'Shaughnessy
Caroline Ott
Meaghan Owen
Gardiner Parker
Christian Peng
Emilie Pickering
Erin Reil
Alexander Riley
Thomas Roche
Robert Rudolph
Levi Puot Ruot
Hilary Scheintaub
David Slater
Sarah Somogie
Ruth Splaine
Barrie Stavis
Hannah Sylvester
Rachael Therriault
Ramon Tejada Trinidad
Christopher Vancisin
David Ward
Andrew Weinstein
Andrew Werner
Tory Wheelwright
Alexander Whitney
James Zografos

University of Tampa

Georgetown University

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Saint Anselm College

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Savannah College of Art and Design

Claremont McKenna College

Year Off/ Quinnipiac University

George Washington University

Norwich University

Boston University

Bryant University

University of Southern California

Syracuse University

Colby College

Providence College

Skidmore College

Williams College

University of Wisconsin

Villanova University

Northwestern University

English Speaking Union / Boston College

University of New Hampshire

Barnard College

Boston College

Colby College

Boston University

Tulane University

Northeastern University

Ithaca College

Boston University

Colby College

Lake Forest College

University of Massachusetts

Providence College

Loyola University (New Orleans)

Saint Michael's College

Trinity College

Muhlenberg College

University of Delaware

Lafayette College

Colby College

Springfield College

Gettysburg College

University of Richmond

University of Massachusetts

Dickinson College

Babson College

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The View from H

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Andrew Guyton '05

The following was delivered
by Andrew Guyton at the
Senior-Faculty Dinner on May
27, 2005.

Do you remember when we
arrived here? We were all
between the ages of 14 and
15... except for Jon Holt who
was already 17. We all had braces and nicely trimmed hair. But
seriously, when was the last time you looked at the face book from
that year. We all look like such freshman.

One of my first memories from that year is hanging out with Tyler
Gobin during Unity Days. He was my first friend at GDA and we
spent a considerable amount of time together. Memories such as
these have been forever etched into my mind/ along with a few oth-
ers. I remember sitting on the picnic tables outside of Cottage next
to Barrie Stavis, with Hallie and Gobin, and Alex Whitney across

the table; that's when I met Sam Adams. He came over and recit-
ed the story of Alex Whitney. . .or rather, "captain sunfish". It was
interesting to meet the people I would be attending the Academy
with for the next four years. Little did I, or anybody else know how
much people would change. I had my group of friends right off the
bat and I was happy. We were a little bit of a library gang if you
will. It is interesting how the people that I knew the best during my
first two years have grown and changed. We all have.

Soon enough we were all sitting in canoes for our sophomore
Unity Days. Becker and I had a canoe together, back in the day
when he was part of our class. I remember the water being warm,
and every boy in our class doing the best he could to flip whomev-
er he came across out of their canoe. It was a fine late summer day
and if you listened closely you could hear Raul yelling, "If you get
my Nikes wet I'll kill you!" I think we all ended up being soaked
from head to toe by the end of that trip.

The supposed trickiest year of our GDA career was up next.
And it started off with a bang. The class of 2005 began the year

Brendan Giblin '05

The Peter Marshall French Memorial

Trophy is inscribed each year with the name of a stu-
dent at any level whose perseverance, sportsmanship and
generous spirit on the playing field, represents the highest
standards of committed participation and fair play. An
inscribed scroll accompanies the trophy.

Brendan Charles Giblin of North Hampton, New
Hampshire

The Goodwin Athletic Prize established by

Mr. Fred H. Goodwin of the Class of 1916, a Trustee of
the Academy from 1916 to 1949, is given to that senior
boy who, by his athletic achievement and sportsmanship,
has brought the greatest honor to his school during the
past year.

Brian Patrick Morrissey of Winchester, Massachusetts
The Anne Marie Murphy Athletic Award

Jt Commencement time to that senior girl
'-jmple and her achievement in athletics, has
--it the greatest honor to her school during the past

Daisy Lorena Martinez of Eliot, Maine

The Thespian Award created in 1971, is award-
ed for meritorious work in the field of dramatics, for inspir-
ing participation, for providing leadership and developing
theatrical knowledge and abilities.

Colin O'Rourke of Winchester, Massachusetts

The Edward J. Rybicki Prize is awarded to

the individual making the greatest positive contribution to
the school newspaper over the past academic year.

Amanda Jean Mello of Lynnfield, Massachusetts

The Barriskill Prize is awarded annually to that
member of the senior class who has made an outstanding
contribution in the field of music at the Academy.

Danielle Kristen Aversa of North Andover, Massachusetts

The Mercer Art Prize is given to that senior

with exceptional creativity and originality who has earned
honor grades in all available Studio Art and Art History
courses and demonstrated intentional efforts to achieve
artistic awareness and proficiency.

Lindsey Ruth Hery of Newburyport, Massachusetts

The Johnson Science Award is awarded annu-
ally to an outstanding science scholar in recognition of his
or her achievements in the area of science.

Matthew Chin Ahem of Melrose, Massachusetts

JulieAnn O'Shaughnessy '05

The Cumings Prize is awarded annually to a

student who has shown perseverance, hard work and
good spirit in contributing to the welfare of the School.

JulieAnn O'Shaughnessy of Manchester,
New Hampshire

The Gaffney Prize is awarded to that senior who,
in the opinion of the faculty, has been most considerate of
the rights, opinions and sensibilities of others.

Kelsey Anne Correia of Wakefield, Massachusetts

The Sarah Ellen Avalon Award is awarded

to that senior who through hard work, determination and
strength of character, has worked to develop his or her
potential to the fullest and in so doing, has been a true
credit to Governor Dummer Academy.

Jennifer Elizabeth O'Leary of North Andover
Massachusetts

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by doing the unthinkable. A select group of dancers dropped it as though it
were hot the night of the river cruise. I remember the pairs. Lindsey and Liu/
Mo and Julie, and Daisy and Raul. Does anyone else remember the look on
Gettings' face? Clearly his mother had not told him or taught him about this
sort of dancing. The entire school was instructed on the definition of appro-
priate dance moves prior to the opening dance thanks to our class. Another
memorable event during junior year Unity Days was roller skating. I clearly
remember Hilary's face meeting the wall on numerous occasions. The nice
thing about that day was everyone was able to laugh along with each other,
and at Ms. Bromley who also had a run in with the floor. It was nice to see
that we all had a good sense of humor as a class.

Senior year meant Brantwood and three words that will always hold a spe-
cial meaning to us, Bring the Pain. I was put in the most diverse cabin, and
it was a helluva time. Walking out to the cabin I once again saw how much
Raul loved nature. He was worried about being attacked by a mountain lion
and being shot, but Matt Ahern was in paradise. It didn't take Ahern long
to find a log and run through the woods terrifying anyone he came across. I

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Special Prizes are awarded to members of the Governor Dummer Senior Class
whose perseverance, courage, initiative, sense of responsibility, loyalty, and concern for oth-
ers have contributed to the strength of the Academy.

Young Jae Lyoo of Seoul Korea

Ebony Knowlin of Bronx, New York

Thomas Lawrence Roche of Wayland, Massachusetts

Rebecca Rose Kelly of West Newbury, Massachusetts

Hannah Sylvester of North Hero, Vermont

The Wilkie Service Award is awarded to a senior whose contributions to the
community outside the Academy best demonstrate the deep concern and the unfailing
sympathy for others.

Nicole Joy Dietz of Merrimac, Massachusetts

The Alumni Association Award is given to a senior who has shown communi-
ty spirit and concern within the Academy and has displayed qualities of awareness and

humanity.

Andrew Joseph Guyton of Rowley, Massachusetts

The Moody Kent Prizes are awarded for outstanding achievement in each
department of study.

Brian Patrick Morrissey of Winchester, Massachusetts

Timothy Joseph Lang of Lynn, Massachusetts

Christopher Moot Vancisin of Hamilton, Massachusetts

Russell Orme Bradley of Byfield, Massachusetts

Caroline Downes Ott of Boxford, Massachusetts

Hilary Ann Scheintaub of Byfield, Massachusetts

Ramon Francisco Tejada Trinidad of Lawrence, Massachusetts

English

History

Mathematics

Science

Music

Foreign Language

Art

ACADEMY PRIZE

The Academy Prize is one of
two prizes awarded by vote of
the entire faculty. Upon retire-
ment of Headmaster Ted
Eames in 1959, the underclass-
men of the Academy endowed
the already existing Academy
Prize so that at future commencements it could be given
"in honor of Edward W. and Eleanor K. Eames so that the
qualities they so deeply prized in this couple might be
prized in turn by future and succeeding classes."

The Academy prize traditionally honors that individual
who embodies the spirit of the school. So who embod-
ies such a spirit?

It is quite simple to locate this person. She won our
hearts one by one. The first day she walked onto campus
for her interview she began to make a positive impact. She
has continued every single day of her time here to be con-
nected and to be hopeful and to be enthusiastic and to
be genuine.

She is the person you want to be captain of your team
even if she is not a starter. She is the person who can have
a serious or a wildly funny conversation with a prospec-
tive student on tour, a freshman, a senior classmate, a new
teacher, an old teacher, a new parent, and an alumni
trustee all in the same morning. She is the person you can
always count on to show up where and when she is
needed whether she is asked or not. She has a smile that
will light up your pathway at high noon and she has a
laugh and sense of mischief that are wicked and funny and
wicked funny.

It is difficult to measure or remark on what she has
accomplished in every 24-hour GDA day. You know she
was Varsity Basketball Captain and won the Boston
Globe Art Award. You know she was an inspiring dor-
mitory proctor, an effective leader of Special Olympics
and a good humored FLIP mentor. You know she was a
tour guide who could give you a tour of the buildings and
grounds and also of the true spirit of GDA. Ask these
teachers one by one. Ask these students one by one.
Each one will have at least one story. A story that can only
be told with a smile, a story of an encounter and a con-
nection with a person of genuine and generous spirit and
that person is:
Lindsey Ruth Hery of Newburyport, Massachusetts

— Headmaster Marty Doggett

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PETER W. BRAGDON HEADMASTER'S CUP

The Headmaster's Cup is given to that senior who, in the judg-
ment of the Headmaster, has best served the mission of the
School.

This student has been a rock of steady, principled leadership
in our community for four years. In every sense, he exemplifies
the school's core values: commitment to learning and a healthy
community, integrity, responsibility, teamwork, service, and
respect for others. As a student, he has sought and faced aca-
demic challenge and never been found wanting. Whether in
Honors Algebra II, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Physics, or
early trials with Spanish I in his freshman year, he has always met
challenge with his utmost honest effort. Throughout his years
here, teachers, coaches, and dorm parents have commented
admirably on his strength of character: noting how much effort he
had put into improving his game between sophomore and jun-
ior year, and how much he had improved as a basketball player,
his coach commented that "his perseverance and dedication
served as a great example for the other players." Anyone on a
team with this young man knows full well, now, that one
needn't be the most talented to be vitally important to the team.
This young man has sought many ways to contribute to the
vitality of our school community: as an elected member of stu-
dent government, as a Special Olympics volunteer, as a found-
ing member of the Anti-Defamation League at GDA, as a mem-
ber of the student-faculty Diversity Committee, and this year as a
senior proctor mentoring freshman boys in the same dormitory
that he had lived in as a freshman. Those boys appreciate, bet-
ter than anyone, the extraordinary care and guidance that this
senior has given them this year. What they have witnessed is a
role model who models courage; one who does not stand idly
by when he encounters insensitivity or cruelty; one who is will-
ing to stand up for what is right rather than for what is popular.
He has been a force for good at GDA. Going to Colby
College next year — via a first semester of study in Spain! — this
year's recipient of the Headmaster's Cup is:

Robert Prentiss Rudolph of Swampscott, Massachusetts

- Headmaster Marty Doggett

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remember DJ sounding like he was deflating while he was sleep-
ing, and McPhee, and JC's legs didn't even come close to fitting
in the bunk. I was showered by Oreos and apples by Dodge as
he recreated several wars. The next day was a perfect day to hike
Mount Monadnock. It was not quite warm enough to remove
one's shirt, but a nice day nonetheless. On the way to the top,
Mr. Hunt and I serenaded the great outdoors with our own ver-
sion of "You've Lost That Loving Feeling." I later learned that this
was his secret for getting the ladies at Papa Gino's. Clark, write that
down. We reached the top of the mountain and took a picture of
everyone together at the peak of our GDA career.

It has been four years of good times, and now we are all going
our separate ways and heading off to college. Throughout the last
four years, we have helped each other and taken care of one
another. We have worked together to get to where we are now,
the end of our GDA career and the beginning of our next adven-
ture. As we prepare to climb a new mountain next year, it is
important to remember where we came from and the friends that
we have made. Don't forget the good times you have had with
everybody in our class, and don't be strangers. We will never
have the chance to re-climb the mountain that is GDA, so bask in
the memories and enjoy every minute we spend with each other
over these last few days, t

Cum Laude Elections for Class of '05

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Elected to Cum Laude in
September 2004:

Matthew C. Ahern
Nicole J. Dietz

Elizabeth E. George
Rebecca R. Kelly
Timothy J. Lang
Young Jae Lyoo

Jennifer E. O'Leary
Caroline D. Ott

Hilary A. Scheintaub

** >■-.

Elected to Cum Laude in
April 2005:

Meredith A. Baker

Russell O. Bradley

Raul A. Cruz

Tyler F. Gobin

Audrie T.C. Grigun

Emilie R. Pickering

Sarah E. Somogie

Hannah J. Sylvester

Christopher M. Vancisin

Aug

ust

2005

Underclass Students Honored

The following awards and honors were given at a convocation held at
the end of the school year. Congratulations to all!

HARVARD BOOK PRIZE:

"...awarded to that member of the junior
class deemed most worthy through high
scholarship and character.

Charles L Grant of Boxford, Massachusetts

YALE BOOK PRIZE: given to a
junior with a love of learning and high
character.

Dana £ Vancisin of Hamilton,
Massachusetts

HOLY CROSS BOOK PRIZE:

"...awarded to a junior for distinguished aca-
demic performance in a challenging pro-
gram, for demonstrating a sense of concern
for others and a strong sense of responsibili-

ty."

Ki Young Kim of Teajon, Korea

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
BOOK AWARD: "...awarded to a

junior who has been outstanding in the
study of English."

Sarah B. Harmeling of North Reading,
Massachusetts

MEMORIAL MATHEMATICS
PRIZE: "...awarded to a junior who has
been outstanding in the study of mathemat-
ics.

Mark C Rinaldi of West Boylston,
Massachusetts

EDMUND COFFIN COL-
MAN LANGUAGE PRIZE

"...awarded to an undergraduate who has
shown proficiency in the study of lan-
guages.'

Mary A. Boadu of Bronx, New York

COLBY COLLEGE BOOK
PRIZE: "...awarded to a junior who has
shown proficiency in the study of history
and has displayed community spirit and evi-
dence of personal growth."

Zachary Cotreau of Manchester,
Massachusetts

THE RENSSELAER MEDAL:

"...awarded for outstanding achievement in

both math and science."

Hyunwoo Cho of Gyeonggi-Do, Korea

Junior Art Prize: "...awarded to

that junior with exceptional talent and cre-
ative expression in one or more of the visual

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arts.

Yu Jin Lee of Seoul, Korea

Junior Music Prize: "awarded to

that junior with exceptional talent in one or
more of the performing arts."

Alexander Crosett IV of North Andover,
Massachusetts

CARL A. PESCOSOLIDO, JR.
ATHLETIC AWARDS: pre

sented, at the conclusion of their junior year,
to those scholar athletes — both male and
female — whose academic and athletic per-
formance exhibit the character and commit-
ment to excellence of Carl A. Pescosolido,
Jr. '55, President of the Board 1980-92."

Mackenzie J. Pelletier of Peabody,
Massachusetts

Nicholas J. Caro of Andover,
Massachusetts

FRANCIS SCHOLARSHIP:

"...awarded to a student of high character
who has made substantial intellectual
progress and who has demonstrated a spirit
of cooperation and helpfulness in the life of
the school."

Jane L Goodman of Lynn, Massachusetts

HALE SCHOLARSHIP:

"...awarded to a student who, through per-
severance, has shown the most improvement
in the various aspects of school life and has
become an esteemed contributor to the
well-being of the Governor Dummer com-
munity.

Margaret £ Hughes of St. Albans,
Vermont

INGHAM FUND SCHOLAR-
SHIP: "...awarded to help support an
industrious and able student at the
Academy. '

F.J. Peter Donovan of Miramichi, New
Brunskwick, Canada

WHITTEMORE AWARD:

...awarded to the member of the sopho-
more class who through attitude and perse-
verance has made the best contribution to
the Academy." (Selection made by the
class of 2005)

Ana Almeyda-Cohen of Bronx, New York

Headmaster Marty Doggett with MacKenzie J. Pelletier who received
the Carl A. Pescosolido, Jr. Athletic Award.

Fine Arts Teacher Geoff Brace
with Yu Jin Lee, winner of the
Junior Art Prize.

English and Drama Teacher
Paul Wann presented the
Dartmouth College Book
Award to Sarah B. Harmeling.

Latin Students Named Winners

Several GDA students were recognized recently for their
achievement on the National Latin Exam, a standardized test
administered to over 135/000 students in all 50 states and 14
foreign countries. In the Latin I exam, Leslie Ward was des-
ignated Summa Cum Laude and named a Gold Medalist;
Hunter Archibald was Magna Cum Laude; and Will Bryson
was Cum Laude. In Latin II, Emily Banta and Jennifer Tomich
were both Maxima Cum Laude and named Silver
Medalists; Mike Shakespeare was Magna Cum Laude; and
Adam Chisholm was Cum Laude. In Latin III (Prose), Dane
Lemberger was Summa Cum Laude and named a Gold
Medalist; Nicholas Caro and Andrew Riedell were both
Maxima Cum Laude and Silver Medalists; and Yeonju Woo
and Cameron Archibald were both Magna Cum Laude.

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V\ER ACADEMY

BSIHHH

We've Come A long Way. . .
Baccalaureate 2005

The following is an abridged
version of the Baccalaureate
Address delivered by

Headmaster Marty Doggett on
May 28, 2005.

This was a class that came of
age like the rest of the country
on September 11th, 2001. I will
forever remember gathering here
in this chapel at midmorning on
that fateful day and trying to
make sense of the inexplicable
horror that had occurred in
Lower Manhattan. That event
changed our lives and it
changed our world.

Change is in the order of
things, especially at schools.
Allegedly, I am a historian,
although the 16 members of the
class of 2005 who endured my
Supreme Court and the
Constitution course might ques-
tion this assertion. I'm naturally
curious about change and its
relationship to GDA's history.
Before you move on, I thought I
might share with you a few of
the historical nuggets I uncov-
ered.

I decided to go back to the
year 1898, a year when the
nation was also at war in far off
countries. Instead of Iraq
and Afghanistan, American

troops were engaged in Cuba
and the Philippine Islands. A
Republican was in the White
House. As in 2005, no
Stanley Cup games were
played that season either.
Ronald J. McDonald from
Cambridgeport, not Kenya,
won the second Boston
Marathon in a not so blistering
time of two hours and 55 min-
utes. Maybe it was the clown
shoes that slowed him down.

Governor Dummer Academy
was a much more intimate place
then than it is today. The
Headmaster's name was Perley
Home; if nothing else, he was
probably a prime candidate for a
name change. He was support-
ed by a faculty that numbered a
whopping total of four. You
could easily have held a faculty
meeting in the current mailroom.
There were five students in the
graduating class of 1898 and 17
underclassmen. Of these 22
students only five had first
names that match the names of
students who are enrolled at the
Academy in the year 2005.
The roster of names included an
Orville, Sumner, Roland,
Raymond, Curtis, Carol, Silas,
Wilbert, Willard, Melzar,

Harry, two Herberts, Howard
and a Harvey.

Tuition fees were $500,
which incorporated tuition,
board, heat, light, and washing
(steam laundry however, was
not included, thus confirming
Jerry Seinfeld's theory about
the ongoing historical conspiracy
of laundry industry). Day fees
were $75. In those days, all
checks or drafts were paid to the
order of the Headmaster; a very
worthy custom that I have not
been able to persuade our
Chief Financial Officer Dick
Savage to re-institute. Parents of
that era apparently were not
faced with those extra school
expenses that quickly begin to
resemble additional mortgage
payments. There were no cell
phones and therefore none of
those Verizon charges that only
an accountant can decipher; in
fact the only phone on campus
was in the Mansion House. I'm
trying to decide if that was a
good thing. There were no
smart cards and the practice of
"ordering in" had yet to be
invented by some hungry
smeed. The school catalogue
contained language that was
probably reassuring to parents. It

announced "there can be little
occasion for spending money,
as students are not permitted
to go to the village or
Newburyport without special
permission. The Byfield locality
is a most desirable one for such
a school - it is in a healthy, pleas-
ant farming district [clearly the
author of this propaganda was
selectively inattentive to the
bloodthirsty mosquitoes, ubiqui-
tous black flies and welt produc-
ing greenheads that reside here].
It is without a hotel, store or
place of public resort in the
immediate vicinity." Ditto 2005.
Even today commercial real
estate developers do not con-
sider Byfield to be the potential
Nantucket of the North Shore.
In any event, students of the
same parents who found this
write-up so reassuring probably
figured they were being exiled
to Outer Mongolia.

There were some quaint cus-
toms practiced at the school.
Students were obliged to bring
to school, three sheets, and six
towels and, a requirement that
would make Mr. Moonves
proud, three cloth napkins and a
napkin ring carefully marked.
Each boy was also required to

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write to his parents or guardian
or some member of the family
each Sabbath; an archaic and
curious exercise to a generation
that relies on email and text mes-
saging.

The social life was decidedly
different. The big news in the
fall of 1898 was that a new mas-
cot arrived on campus in the
form of a bull . . . according to the
reports a very small bull but a
bull nevertheless. Faculty mem-
bers gave regular lectures to the
entire school. A Mr. Sprague
delivered one entitled "Home
Life of the Athenians." The
school newspaper often ran
reviews of these addresses but
in this case, reported that lack of
space prevented them from giv-
ing a full account of the talk. This
probably suggests how memo-
rable, engrossing and scintillating
it was. Dances were the high-
point of social life in Byfield.
The school employed a special
dancing instructor named Miss
Helen Osgood Towle who
"thoroughly understands her
work and has that particular tact
and perseverance necessary to
make her work successful." She
taught the boys the nuances of
such contemporary favorite
steps as the Boston Dip Waltz,
the Schottische and the
German. Denny Terrio of magic
footprint fame, eat your heart
out. The account of the first
dance of the year was instruc-
tive. The school newspaper
read like a melding of People
Magazine and the National
Inquirer. ..many of the guests
were critiqued. A sampling:

"Miss Mable Poole's costume
was white muslim made stunning
by a sash of the color of straw-
berries crushed in dry Catawba
wine with perhaps a suspicion
of cream to smooth the effect a
trifle." Amanda Mello or
Tim Lang never wrote copy like
this. Another entry — "Miss.
Sanford's dress left nothing to
be desired but the powers of
description" — What does that
mean? Perhaps better left
unsaid. "Miss Newhall captivat-
ed the eyes of all with a most
effective combination of a black
shirt, a red silk waist and a straw
hat." Political correctness had yet
to find its way into the news-
room. The paper went on to
observe that "one thing marred
what otherwise would have
been a perfect evening. Our
best dancers were 'room
bound," apparently the penalty
for misdemeanors ranging from
missing breakfast to failing a
course. In addition to being
ostracized from polite society,
these sorry fellows had to sit in
the front row of chapel, presum-
ably serving their penance closer
to God. Grist for the mill for
Shawn Markey to consider as a
penalty in lieu of clipboarding.

The daily schedule was slightly
different than today's. Students
rose at 7:00 a.m., ate breakfast
at 7:30 a.m., but their next offi-
cial appointment was not until
9:00 a.m. when the formal aca-
demic day opened with devo-
tional exercises; the catalogue
did not elaborate on this meet-
ing but I suspect it had a decid-
edly religious bent. say this

because all students were
required to attended Church
and Sabbath School on Sunday
at the Byfield Congregational
Church. My sources tell me that
the students walked to this serv-
ice. This was a three and a half
mile round trip hike., .plenty of
time to either get religion or
become an agnostic. Classes
spanned the hours between 9
and 3. The curriculum was quite
traditional by 19th century stan-
dards. Mr. Kelley was definitely
born in the wrong century
because Latin was a required
course for all students. Greek,
Math, English and Science rep-
resented the core classes.
Exercise from 3:30 to 5:00.
Dinner began promptly at
6:00 p.m. Study hall ran from
7:30 until 9 and then the stu-
dent body retired for bed at
9:30 p.m.; presumably with
Latin declensions dancing in
their heads.

Enough of the past. Today is
a day to look confidently
into the future. The jurist
Oliver Wendell Holmes said,
"Through our great good for-
tune, in our youth our hearts
were touched with fire." To
begin with that fire is only the
start. To keep it there throughout
a lifetime is the secret.

Go confidently into the world
filled with idealism and hearts
that always are touched with fire
and burn with passion. My
fondest wish is that all your
dreams will come true.

Godspeed.

Young Jee Kim

indsey Hery

EG E R ACADEMY

. Lipman Hon
Years of Service

Following are the words delivered by
Headmaster Marty Doggett when Dr.
Bill Upman was honored at the GDA
Honors Convocation on May 24, 2005.

Schools are vibrant places characterized
by an endless stream of non-stop activity.
This is a community that celebrates and
encourages participation in the rich array
of educational, athletic and cultural
opportunities. Our involvement in activi-
ties assumes and takes for granted that we
are healthy. We know however, that this
isn't always the case. From time to time,
ankles are broken, anterior cruciate liga-
ments are ruptured and skulls are lacerat-
ed. For the last decade, The Governor
Dummer Academy community has been
extraordinarily fortunate to have had one
of the region's premier orthopedic physi-
cians affiliated with our school. Dr. Bill
Lipman is the parent of three Academy
graduates and is a highly respected doctor
in his field. The quality of care, the level
of expertise and the quotient of concern
he has given to students and faculty over
the years has been remarkable. There was
no such thing as an inconvenient time for
Dr. Lipman. He was available late nights,
weekends and holidays; he responded to
emergencies as they arose. His patients
were always treated with great skill and the
utmost respect.

Looking Back,
Looking Ahead

The following was delivered by Lindsey Hery at the Senior-Faculty
Dinner on May 27, 2005.

First off, let me begin with a congratulations to my fellow
seniors on making it this far. It's been an incredible experience and I cannot believe
it's over. I do not think many other high school students had an experience quite like
ours. Not only have we attended classes together but also the majority of us have
lived together. We are more than friends or classmates, we're a family. I hope that
you all agree you'll never find another place like this.

As I look ahead to college, I realize that it is going to be hard to find people who
appreciate the GDA humor. Not many students are going to get a kick out of a sim-
ple "hieee" or a "bring the pain" or even a "take a lap." And I'll never have anoth-
er opportunity to have almost my whole school in one room for 15 minutes between
my second and third class to sit there and just stare at each other. In college, the
library will most likely not be the cool place to hang out and the love tactic won't
be to push each other into bushes on a brisk walk back from the library at night.

I will not be able to see my English professor school my friends on the basketball
court or find one who will offer to be in a tight spandex outfit for a morning meet-
ing video. Maybe my new close friends won't be up for making a mnemonic device
with our first initials either... damn.

I sometimes think about whether or not I will be able to walk by everyone, know
them by name, say Hi everyday, and think that it won't be considered weird next
year. I hope our future classmates accept the word "sketch," because it is an exces-
sively used word in the GDA students' vocabulary. Never again can I sit at my com-
puter looking at web shots for hours and not be considered a loser. The all school
email scene will most likely be very weak, and maybe we all won't check our email
four times a day.

On Friday nights, I probably won't be engaging in a friendly game of dodge ball
and I bet the guys wont be playing wiffle ball or basketball everyday until dark. On
Thursday night, we will all be yearning to get our weekends signed but no one will
be there to sign them. No more blue / red / yellow / pink or any other color book
or paper that grants us permission to leave campus either.

There are so many things that will never come close to the GDA lifestyle. We may
not realize it now but this place is so unique. We've had an opportunity to live with
our best friends and spend an insane amount of time together. We've gotten to
know people from all around the globe. We've had 24/7 available attention from
teachers and awesome dorm parents. We have had the opportunity to grow and
learn about ourselves without any limits. Take with you what you've learned here,
the bonds you've shared, the laughs you laughed and the tears you've cried. Share
them with the people you are spending your next stage in life with. But never forget,
you're never going to find another place quite like this. Thank you. )

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Moulton Achievement Award

Moulton Award recipients: Samantha Boulais; Bruce McCullough; Kai Bynum; and Peter-Donat Kazarinoff

Rey Moulton, a Governor Dummer graduate of the Class of
1956 and currently a Trustee of the Academy/ has endowed a
series of annual awards to honor the working people who keep our
school progressive and dynamic.

The Moulton Achievement awards are based on a model from
Mr. Moulton's own successful business career. They represent
twelve significant cash gifts that are divided among teachers, admin-
istrators and staff. The pool of candidates for this honor comes

This year's winners are:

exclusively from nominations from fellow colleagues on the faculty
and staff. Award winners from the previous three years are ineli-
gible for consideration as well as current holders of teaching chairs
and any faculty or staff new to or departing from GDA. The pre-
vious year's winners serve as a selection committee who narrow
the field to finalists whose names are then presented to the
Headmaster. To date, 52 different members of the GDA family
have been so honored.

Science teacher Bruce McCullough

Assistant Director of Admission Samantha Boulais

Science teacher Peter Kazarinoff

Nurse and trainer Danielle Kingsbury

English and drama teacher Paul Wann

Associate Director of Admission Peter Kravchuck

Music teacher and choral director Chris Drelich

Buildings and Grounds worker Bruce Rogers

English teacher Kai Bynum

Library Administrative Assistant and Manager of Archives Kate Pinkham

Spanish teacher Olga deGrasse

Buildings and Grounds worker and coach Scott Kingsbury

HATS Off!

Congratulations to the following members of our community who were honored this spring
their years of service.

Five years

Greg Waldman
Peter Rutkausksas
Dewey Mann
Caroline Kimball
Steve Ogden
Yarela Jara
Shawn Markey

Ten years

Kathy Goyette
Penny Aham
Danielle Kingsbury

Fifteen years

Mel Huberdeau
Dick Savage
Anita Ceven-Leonard
Babe Ceglarski

Twenty years

Paul Wann
Mike Karin
John Seufert

Twenty-five years

Sandy Keyes
Libby Marshall
Dave Moore

Thirty Years

Joan Ryan

Teachers and Staff Leaving:

Meg Clavin
Nancy Warner
Matt Hunt
Sheila Taintor
Mary Leary

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Mr Hunt Shares Some Wisdom...

The following is abridged from a speech delivered at the Senior/ Faculty Dinner by departing
mathematics teacher Matt Hunt

When I was approached in somebody who speaks gooder he was shooting from the bath- tion. These will be your most

March about speaking tonight I need to learn the importance of room window, which didn't valuable possessions/ so take

was quickly overcome by flattery participating in democracy, sort have good sightlines. I'm not care of them. Have the guts to

and shortly thereafter the imme- of like the people from making this up; he was voted say you're sorry sometimes, and

diate need to get to a restroom. California who didn't vote and most likely to succeed in his high grant forgiveness a time or two

I honestly became sick to my now have the "It's not a tumor" school. The cow, like the story, as well.

stomach. While modesty has guy as a governor. lives on. One of the few unpleasant

never quite suited me, I was So, I had to come up with a There was the time in the fac- parts of planning my upcoming

genuinely at a loss. Being asked speech. The seniors, some of ulty-JV hoop game when the wedding is figuring out what to

to speak tonight was probably whom worship the quicksand I starters for the faculty were get- do with some old teammates of

the second greatest honor I've walk on, deserved something ting a little winded. Coach mine who used to be the best

ever received... (I'm sorry, did inspired. Luckily, I had the sup- Searles needed a substitute, of friends but let things like

I say second, that's a typo... port of my colleagues. Mr. He looked down the bench money and pride come

you see, she was reading this Markey told me he was looking and saw me sitting next to Mr. between them. Both are right,

over my shoulder and I fed her forward to being here tonight Wotton. I hadn't played in the and both are wrong, but

some line about her hand in because he always wondered second half, and Wotty had because nobody budged, they

marriage being the first) . . . what it would look like if Mr. Ed come out of the game just min- haven't spoken in years.

What could I possibly have to delivered his lines facing the utes before saying he was pretty If you look around tonight,

say that could be of use to these other way. sure he had a broken rib. I you'll see some people who

graduating seniors? I am hon- This shouldn't be that hard, I won't tell you what call Mr. would not be here if GDA

estly in awe of you people. The thought. I'm the most long- Searles made, but apparently were a one-strike school, and

way you carry yourselves, the winded person I know. I love the English Department isn't think of how glad that you are

way you look out for each other, telling stories, stories about ill- quite convinced that an intact that they are here to share this

the way you run, jump, sing, fated trips to Papa Gino's, skeletal structure is all that impor- weekend of celebration with

skate, dance, debate, dodge, sneaking into the sold-out tant. Thanks, Swami. you. So, if I have any advice,

draw, drum, derive, wear four Georgia Dome to watch the When I think of these stories, it's to never let yourself be a

polo shirts at the same time... SEC Championship game, find- it is clear that they all have one one-strike friend.

you're all much better at this ing out that climbing a barbwire very important similarity. They Recently, I received an email

whole high school thing than I fence is about as pleasant as it are much fonder in my mind from the editors of The

ever was, and you'll probably sounds, and so on. because of the people I was Governor. I was expecting the

be much better at this 20-some- I had a roommate who once with. Over the next few years, usual 'Thank you for submitting

thing thing than I am now. I shot his uncle's cow because he you will meet hundreds of peo- an article, but we prefer not to

gave serious consideration to mistook it for a deer. You see, pie. Some of them will become publish slang terms for parts of

declining the invitation to speak, it was standing next to a tree that your friends, and if you're lucky, the anatomy." Instead, they

but felt that, if nothing else, the sort of gave it antlers, and he a handful will remain close to wanted some information for

people who forgot to vote for couldn't see it that well because you well past your next gradua- their "Departing Faculty section.

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They asked what I'd learned in
my time here, and it occurred to
me that I'd learned a lot. . .

• That it's appropriate to stand
when Mr. Doggett announces a
kudo for you. If nothing else,
it'll help the person five rows
away find you when they catch
it.

• That a varsity letter jacket can
make you look old-school, or in
Gibbie's case, like the red-
headed kid from Happy Days
developed a thyroid problem.

• That no baseball team had
ever come back from 3 games
down to win a series.

• That despite all it's done to
him, Bryan Dodge still loves
nature.

• That under the right circum-
stances, a senior in the fourth
quarter will do more homework
for softball than Precalculus.

• That Andrew Guyton is good
at not talking over your head for
the same reason midgets are
good at being short.

• That true terror is the feeling
you get when Mr. Leavitt waits
for the first Cum Laude kid to
walk all the way up to the stage
before announcing the second
name.

• That a rookie math teacher
should not take Chris
Genovese's word as to when
G-block ends.

• That the Brooks School is a
humble little institution with
much to be humble about.

• That according to certain
Trustees, if I walk up to a girl in
a bar, say "Hi, my name is Matt"
and she gives me the brush-off, I
should legally change my name
and try again.

• That losing a championship
football game by a point stings a
bit, but it's not quite as bad if
you see the irony when Mr.
Gerry talks about coming up just
a hair short of something.

• That even on your worst day at
GDA, you can still count on a
few things... Mr. Moonves
ready with a firm handshake,
Chris at the bookstore willing to
listen to all your troubles, and
Lily Kingsbury with the smile to
make you forget them. And for
a bad day, that's not too bad.

Seniors, a lot of people are
going to say a lot of nice things
about you this weekend, and
the funny thing is, they'll all be
right. Have a fabulous week-
end. I

Students and Teachers
Study in Japan

GDA students Angela Hasler, Allan Bradley, Alex
McLain and Dan'l Doggett traveled to Japan this summer
with GDA science teachers Judy Rokous and Susan
Oleszko, thanks to the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund

(JFMF).

JFMF has been working with Dr. Shirayama from Kyoto
University who is part of an international group of scientists
investigating marine diversity. The idea is to get high school
students involved in data collection as part of a serious sci-
entific endeavor. The trip is fully underwritten by a grant
from the Japanese government.

GDA participants first traveled to Kyoto for a "cultural
experience," including a visit to the university. Then they
took the train to Shirahama, on the coast of Japan south and
west of Tokyo in Wakayama Prefecture. There they met the
team from Soma High School where all of them were intro-
duced to the techniques of collection as specified by
NaGISA and Dr. Shirayama. They stayed in the marine sta-
tion with their Japanese counterparts. The students gave
presentations at the end of the three-day experience about
what they learned and what they propose to do next year.

Then they traveled to Soma, on the coast of Japan north
of Tokyo in Fukushima Prefecture, for some touring.

This fall, GDA will host the Soma students and be
responsible for collecting data on our coasts. The protocol
to be used for collection is very detailed and specific and
will involve some diving. GDA participants will have to
carefully identify and verify samples, and the data they col-
lect will be entered into an international information bank.

SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE!

Wednesday, September 28, 20

Essex County Club, Manchester, MA

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GDA Golf
Classic

Number of Golfers limited to 128.
Open to Alumni, Parents, and FriencU.

For more information or to register contact Mike Moonves at 978-499-3152

Proceeds to benefit The Governor Dummer Athletic Hall of Fame

GOVERNOR DUMMER ACADEMY

A Parent's Perspective

The following is an abridged version of a
speech delivered by Janet Splaine P'05,
'08 at Baccalaureate on May 28, 2005 in
Moseley Chapel.

I once read, "Giving birth is little more
than a set of muscular contractions granting
passage to a child. Then the mother is
born." On October 7, 1987 my world
was forever changed with the birth of our
daughter Ruth. Being somewhat "cliche"
our journey into parenthood began. Two
years later our daughter Decia was born and
our family was complete. Milestones were
recorded in baby books, photo albums and
hours of video. Sleep deprivation was the
norm, and some would agree that even
now that is still true.

We all have mementos that we hold
dear from those early years. The well
worn copies of 'Goodnight Moon' or
'One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish';
the baby teeth tucked away in a box in the
back of a bureau that the tooth fairy once
exchanged for a shiny half dollar; the paper
chains, hand painted ornaments and the
reindeer whose head is made out of a wal-
nut with peanut shells for antlers and googly
eyes and a red sequined nose that we hang
on the Christmas tree each year.

We all have memories of those years as
well. We moaned our way through the
teething, the terrible twos and potty training.
We marveled as you said your first words
and took your first steps, (soon followed by
running at full tilt through the house). We all
longed for daddy to come home at the end
of a long rainy day. We soaked you in oat-
meal baths and rubbed calamine lotion on
itchy, oozy chicken pox. And I, for one,
walked my girls into their first grade class-

rooms and kissed them goodbye. Only
when I got back into my car did I begin to
cry knowing my little girls were beginning
another leg of their life's journey that would
encompass new experiences, influences
and friendships. So many worries, so little
time.

A new journey began four and a half
years ago. For us it was literally a daily jour-
ney. Ruth is a day student here at Governor
Dummer Academy and we began the
everyday commute back and forth to
Byfield. By the way, I am pretty sure that
Ann Marie Bergman has logged the most
miles back and forth to school out of all the
parents here!

I remember well those first few awkward
and exciting days. We made our way
through registration and Ruth was off for
Unity Days. I will never forget your first day
of classes freshman year. On September
11, 2001 the day started out with excitement
and anticipation. Yet by 11 a.m., we as a
nation and the world, stood in disbelief as
the events unfolded at the World Trade
Center and the Pentagon. David's and my
first instinct was to call both Decia's school
and GDA to be assured you both were
alright. As the next few days passed we, as
a nation, were brought to tears mourning
such terror. During your time here at
Governor Dummer Academy not only have
you and I changed, but so has the world
around us.

I remember telling Ruth just to be herself,
friendly and nice, and that everyone else
was just as nervous about making the right
first impression. I believe she hit her com-
fort level second semester. She was so
happy to be in Mr. Ogden's English class

and began to talk about a girl named Kelsey.
Mr. Ogden would become Ruth's advisor
and a dear friend of the family. So dear, in
fact, that in honor of Ruth's graduation he
and David are celebrating by playing in a
golf tournament next weekend together.
Oh, by the way, the tournament is in
Bermuda and Ruth, Decia and I won't be
making the trip. I think it had something to
do with logistics? The good news is that
Steve is also Decia's advisor and he's not
done with me yet! And, oh yes, Kelsey,
she is a dear friend of the family and con-
stantly entertains us with her stories and
opinions.

The summer before this class's freshman
year a friend shared a nice thought with me.
She had driven her son to St. Sebastian's
each day for two years and she relished the
time they had together each morning and
evening in the car. She said that I would
have quality time to talk and catch up with
what's going on with Ruth. I would soon
find out how interesting our time together
could be.

I quickly realized the drive down to
school in the morning would be quiet. Ruth
might try to look over vocabulary or finish
reading an assignment. Vet, most of the
time she would fidget with the radio and we
would listen to 10 stations in 20 seconds.
Just as a song came on that I liked and
would begin to sing to, it would be gone!
The ride home in the evening could wind
up being quiet, as well. I know it was a
long day and that once home you still had
homework to finish. I don't think I asked
tough questions, just the normal
ones... How was your day? Do you think
you did well on the test? What did you do

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at practice? I would try talking about my activi-
ties of the day or use it as a time to offer advice.
Erma Bombeck once said/ "When your mother
asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it's a
mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer
yes or no. You're going to get it anyway.'
Some trips home were a battle of the wills as to
carrying on a conversation. And many times as
I drove along, and I know many of you parents
have can relate to this as well, I felt like Charlie
Brown's teacher. "Wa wa wa". Ruth figured out
if she nodded her head I might believe that she
was truly listening. So while I have you all right
here... just a few more words of advice...
(I see you nodding your heads!)

• Always try your best

• Don't judge a book by its cover

• Be true to yourself

• Surprises are the best

• Never go to a doctor whose office
plants have died and

• Seize the moment. Remember all those
women on the Titanic who waved off the
dessert cart.

Not all of my trips to Governor Dummer were
to drop off or pick up Ruth. And some days my
trips to GDA were made multiple times. I also
traveled to other schools for GDA activities. I
have been involved with the Allies for four
years and I have made wonderful friendships
through the group. I have especially enjoyed
helping out in the Admissions office and speak-
ing to perspective students and their families.
On those days that I volunteer I would usually
pop into the dining room to see Ruth and her
friends. Her friends would always wave and
motion me to come and sit down with them,
most times to Ruth's chagrin.

I have enjoyed watching your children on the
athletic fields. What could be better on a
Saturday afternoon in the fall than watching a
football or soccer game in Byfield? We are par-
ticularly fond of hockey in our family and be it a
bit cold, still savor watching the boys' and girls'
games at the rink. This past winter I watched
Decia play hockey for the first time with the JV
girls team. Audrie, Meg, Hannah and Nicole
were so nice to the younger girls. I have been
impressed when underclassmen cheer for their

proctor on the basketball court. And this year
I attended a few wrestling matches, a sport that
I have never known much about and now have
a greater appreciation for. I have traveled to
away field hockey and soccer games, tennis
matches and football games under the lights at
Bentley College to cheer on our GDA ath-
letes. Their determination and good sports-
manship never ceases to amaze me. I have
been in awe of your children in the PAC
whether they are acting in a play, singing or
playing an instrument in concert, such as Kelsey
and her cello, or conducting the Messiah.
Chris McKinnon did just that with such talent
and composure at the winter concert. I have
visited the Kaiser Art Gallery and I have been
amazed by the artwork on display. Lindsey
Hery's photography is beautiful. This is truly a
school where our children's inner talents have
been able to shine!

I have been asked over the last few weeks if I
had written my perspective for today yet. Oh,
I had jotted down thoughts on Dunkin Donuts'
napkins with a felt tipped pen in the car and
scribbled notes onto a yellow legal pad at my
desk in the kitchen. Maybe it was the anxiety of
speaking before all of you or just that I didn't
want this part of the journey to end. For the past
year Ruth has been driving herself and Decia to
and from school. But I had one more time that
I had to "pick up" Ruth at Governor Dummer
Academy and it came in the early hours this
past Sunday morning. As I drove down to
school on a rainy, lonely stretch of Rt. 95 at
2:30 in the morning the Beatles sang, "...you
and I have memories longer than the road
stretched out before us... on our way home;
we re on our way home." Not until this past
Sunday evening did I sit down and earnestly
begin to write this perspective. Life is a journey.
As you all graduate tomorrow, your journey
here will come to an end. But you have so
many more journeys ahead of you. I will begin
driving Decia to and from school in the fall.
Our home will be a bit more quiet. But I will
have the memories of all of the class of 2005
for a lifetime. And I will try not to cry because
it is over, but to smile because it happened. I

Library Services

Director Takes

Talents to the Course. ..

After 14 years of service to GDA, Mrs.
Mary Leary, Director of Library Services and
the Archives, retired at the end of the aca-
demic year. When she was hired, Leary
recalls, the library consisted of 5,000 square
feet in the Frost Building. There were no
book carts, no computers, no automated cat-
alog and no book security system. Bricks
often served as bookends. With the support
of then headmaster Peter Bragdon, Leary
spoke with the GDA Trustees about the
need for significant improvements to the
library.

For six years, Leary then oversaw from start
to completion the construction of the Carl
A. Pescosolido Library, which now houses
31,000 books and 25 computers and occu-
pies 21,000 square feet of space. As
Director of Library Services, Leary spent end-
less hours dedicated to the work but always
felt the joy of working with the students made
it worthwhile. 'The most gratifying aspect of
working at GDA," says Leary, "is that the
pervading spirit of the school is that all things
are possible. It is so exciting to witness a stu-
dent engage in some activity for which they
have 'little ability' in their minds, only for
them to find that it is in fact interesting and
enjoyable. I have appreciated the attitude of
faculty, administrators and trustees that asks,
'How can we do this?' I think this sense of
empowerment may be one of the most
important values we give our students."

Leary hopes to spend her retirement read-
ing, watching her favorite baseball team — the
Boston Red Sox, enjoying the company of
her husband, son, daughter-in-law, and
friends, and playing golf.

Interview by Jen Tomich '08

Tl.v.lrJnn SUMMICK Si

U M M E R ACAT:

GDA's Fine Arts Department hosted its first annual arts
award ceremony on Thursday/ May 5 in The Performins Arts
Center. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors were recog-
nized for their accomplishments in studio art, ceramic art,
photography and film, instrumental music, vocal music,
dance, and technical theater. Selected seniors offered retro-
spective comments on their years working in the arts at GDA.

Freshman Art Award: Alison Hoffman
Sophomore Art Award: Michaela Early
Junior Art Award: Vu Jin Lee
Photo Award: Sean Cho

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IFA-Film Award: Christopher Barrand
Freshman Ceramics Award: Anna Smith
Sophomore Ceramics Award: Danielle Dillihunt
Junior Ceramics Award: Sean Murphy
Freshman Award for Orchestra: Kerk Soursourian
Freshman Award for Jazz Band: Kelly Pope
Sophomore Award for Orchestra: Allan Bradley
Sophomore Award for Jazz Band: Kanin Maneepairoj
Junior Award for Orchestra: Hyunwoo Cho
Junior Award for Jazz Band: Charles Grant
Computer Design Award: Royce Lee Kwon
Animation Award: David Shack
IFA-Tech Award: David Rodriguez

Junior Tech Award: Ki Young Kim
GraceAnn Repczynski Tech Award: Jack Lamson
Outstanding Freshman Vocal Musician: Liana Conway
Outstanding Sophomore Vocal Musician: J
Outstanding SophomoreVocal Musician: Evan Jones
Outstanding Junior Vocal Musician: Molly Brierley
Outstanding Junior Vocal Musician: Hannah Miner
Director's Award in Chorus: Giovany Morales
The Theatre Award: Charles Nicholson
Outstanding Freshman Dancer: Sophie Kuller
Outstanding Sophomore Dancer: Ana Almeyda-Cohen
Outstanding Junior Dancer: Lauren Budd

Murphy/Mercer Awards for Creative Writing

The winners of the 2005 Murphy/Mercer Creative
Writing Contest are:

A. MacDonald Murphy Short Story Winner: Devin Gmyrek
Thomas McClary Mercer Poetry Winner: Charles Grant '06
Second Place: Brian Morrissey '05
Third Place: Charles Grant '06

Cereality

By Charles Grant

What if problems could be solved by eating Cap'n Crunch,
if answers came in the form of magical ships
bearing corn-crunchy delight.

What if things always went your way?

You could find security in the knowledge that (silly rabbit)

Trix are for kids, not for rabbits.

By this unspoken agreement, everybody would be O.K.,

and maybe do a little flop-eared dance.

What if you knew a leprechaun on first-name basis,

If your issue of choice

was the search for more colorful marshmallows

And your favorite place was an entire country

where colors stream and sparkle instead of smudge and stain.

But in the end you know all colorful marshmallows

Melt into bluish-grey milk.

which, like the painful plainness of truth,

must be swallowed and wiped away with a napkin

once breakfast-time is over.

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Thorndike Hilton Citation

Presented at Commencement by Academic Dean Elaine White

This scholar understands intuitively that which confounds many of us.
This past summer, in order to alleviate a scheduling conflict, she readily
exchanged Honors Physics for Advanced Placement Physics, despite hav-
ing had no prior experience with that science. She carried four advanced
placement courses as a senior, including Advanced Placement English,
French and BC Calculus and earned virtually perfect scores in every class.
She handles challenges, be they academic, athletic or artistic, with
aplomb, working assiduously with her characteristic diligence and attention
to detail until she achieves excellence.

She is a talented ceramicist, musician and vocalist who, even when ren-
dering a difficult orchestral piece or capturing a song's innuendo, through
the glint in her eye and the twitch of her smile, exudes brilliance.

She also completes the family triad. Each of her sisters has won either
the Moody-Kent prizes or the Thorndike-Hilton Cup, and although her
sisters may not agree, perhaps this family has indeed saved the best schol-
ar for last. From Byfield, Massachusetts, the highest-ranking scholar for the
class of 2005 is Hilary Scheintaub.

Kelleher Family Faculty
Recognition Prize

The Kelleher Family Prize is awarded to the faculty
member who, in the best tradition of mastery teach-
ing, has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to
students in all areas of GDA life.

The recipient must be a faculty member who has
been at GDA for at least three years. He or she
must have had substantial contact that would involve
a combination of classroom teaching, advising, dor-
mitory responsibilities, coaching or other extracurric-
ular activities. The donors have asked that there be
no repeat winners.

Members of the class of 2005 proposed a slate
of nominees for this award. This year's honoree
appeared on more ballots than anyone else. This
was more than a function of popularity; it speaks to
the respect and esteem that that this individual has
earned from the student body. He has the reputa-
tion of being a master teacher. There is a mutual
respect between him and his students that makes his
classroom a healthy environment for learning.

He is patient, clear, thorough and fair. He is
extremely generous about providing extra help for
students; even to those who are not currently in any
of his sections. In many cases he has been a "mira-
cle worker" for a struggling student. He is a sup-
portive presence at student athletic events, concerts,
art openings and special events. His commitment to
GDA and his unselfishness are worthy of emulation.

It is my distinct pleasure to award the Kelleher
Prize to Michael Karin.

The Joseph G. Cook, Jr. Faculty
Enrichment Grant

To honor the memory of Joseph G. Cook, Jr.
of the Class of 1953 his family, classmates, and friends
have established an endowment to support our Faculty
Enrichment Program. The Joseph Cook Endowment
Grant will be awarded each year to an eligible member
of the faculty and will enable that individual to pursue a
topic of professional interest.

This year's recipient is John Seufert of the Foreign
Language Department. John plans to use his grant to
pursue a program of oil painting and photography along
the Maine Coast this summer.

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Ferriero
Strikes Gold!

Benn Ferriero '05 received the
John C. Carlton Award from the
Bruins' General Manager Mike
O'Connell at morning meeting on
Friday, May 6. The award, voted
on by the Bruins and NHL scouts,
recognizes the student-athlete in
Massachusetts who best combines
exceptional hockey skills with aca-
demic excellence, and whom the
voters feel has the potential to play
in the NHL

In April, Benn helped the United
States National Under-18 Team
earn the gold medal in the 2005
International Ice Hockey Federation
World Under-18 Championship in
the Czech Republic with a 5-1 win
over Canada at the Plzen Arena.

Benn plans to play hockey for
Boston College in the fall.

Caroline Ott '05

GIRLS VARSITY TRACK

The 2005 GDA girls track team was led by
three senior captains: Daisy Martinez, Caroline
Ott, and Hannah Sylvester. On a team with
many young runners, these three provided out-
standing leadership.

At the ISL Championships, Sylvester and
sophomore Keara Thomas led GDA to a third
place finish. Hannah set a new ISL meet and
GDA school record, in winning the high jump
at 5'3". Hannah also was third in the 300h
with a time of 51.07. She finished fifth in the
long jump. Keara Thomas was voted the MVP
for runners after winning the 1500 with a time
of 4:55. She then led a 1-2-3 finish for GDA
in the 800. Freshman Kelly Pope, 2:25.9, and
senior Caroline Ott, who ran a best race of her
season, followed Thomas. Thomas also
anchored the 4x400, which finished second.

Junior Caroline Turnbull finished third in the
1500 with a time of 5:07.

Freshman standout Tara Karin continued her
undefeated season in the javelin with a throw
of 115'1" and placed fourth in the triple jump.

The following week at the New England
meet, Tara led the way for the lady Governors
as they placed third out of eleven schools. Tara
won the javelin with a personal best of 126'10.
She was runner up in the triple jump with a
personal best jump of 33'1. She also placed
fourth in the 100 hurdles in a time of 18.44.

That's a remarkable accomplishment for any
athlete, and that much more extraordinary for a
freshman. Sophomore Keara Thomas placed
second in the 1500 with a time of 4:54 and
third in the 800 in 2:24.2. Freshman Kelly
Pope was fourth in the 800 at 2:24.4. Junior
Caroline Turnbull was third in the 3000 at
11:30, and fourth in the 1500 at 5:09. Senior
Hannah Sylvester was third in both the high
jump and the long jump.

"I am very pleased with the girls' perform-
ances. Our team goal every year is to be in the
top three at the New England's," said Head
coach Tim Weir. 'The newcomers on the girls
team really matured as the season progressed.
I think all the coaches are very excited about
the next few years."

James Lawrence '06

BOYS VARSITY TRACK

Senior Nick Berluti and junior Andrew
Huebner led the way for the Govs all season.
Berluti posted best times of 1:57 in the 800
and 4:06 in the 1500. Huebner had personal
bests of 4:08 for the 1500 and an amazing
9:01 for the 3000m. Andrew's time was with-
in three seconds of the school record.

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Accordins to Coach Abu, that is the second fastest
3000 a GDA runner has ever run. Nursing a pulled
muscle at the ISL Track Championships, Berluti was
second in the 800 and third in the 1500. Huebner fin-
ished second in the 1500 and third in the 3000.
Senior Andrew Guyton/ a first-year thrower, finished
second in the discus with a personal best throw of
126'9".

Junior James Lawrence ran very well and posted
season bests in the 200, 23.39, for a third place, and
11.44 in the 100, for fifth.

In a meet that had only 25 points separating the top
five teams, GDA's boys fifth place finish was well
earned.

At the New England Division II meet, the boys team
finished just two points out of second place. Senior
Nick Berluti won the 800 in a time of 1:59 and placed
second in the 1500 at 4:07. Senior Andrew Guyton
continued to improve in the discus to 130' 10", which
was good for a third place.

Senior Justin Leonard capped off his fourth year on
the team by winning the high jump with a clearance at
6'0 "and placed fourth in the pole vault at 11'0."

Senior Russell Bradley made the most of his last meet
by placing third in the pole vault by clearing a person-
al best 11'6."

"I am very pleased with the boys' performances this
season. We had an equal number of returnees and
newcomers and they came together well. Our team
goal every year is to be in the top three at the ISL and
New England meet," said head coach Tim Weir. "Our
seniors have really seen the program grow over their
four years. It was great to see them lead the way at the
New England's. I hope their performance that day is
something that they will always remember."

VARSITY GIRLS LACROSSE

The girls varsity lacrosse team had a difficult season
this year with five one-goal losses and a great deal of
bad weather that forced them to play three games a
week for most of the spring. The team finished the sea-
son 6-10. Though the team was short on wins, the girls
showed a great deal of talent and enjoyed some suc-
cess on which to build next season. The team graduat-
ed four seniors, Torie Allen, Jen Muscatello and cap-

Jen Muscatello '05

tains Julie O'Shaugnessey and Kelsey Johnson. All of
the seniors will be going on to play in college: Allen at
William Smith, Muscatello at Villanova and Johnson at
UNH. O'Shaugnessy will likely play club lacrosse at
UNH. The seniors will be a loss to the program but
leave the team with a better knowledge of what they
need to do to succeed.

The highlights of the season included two big wins,
one over St. Mark's and the other over Middlesex.
Coming off a one-goal loss to St. Paul's, GDA took
the field motivated to avenge their close loss and beat
St. Mark's. All aspects of GDA's game came together
that day. The players passed the ball well, came up
with a majority of the draws, and played as a team on
both attack and defense. The Middlesex win by one
was by far the most exciting of the season. Scoring
went back and forth and the score was tied for most of
the game. In the final minutes the Middlesex goalie
came up with a great save. GDA was marking
Middlesex tightly and the goalie was forced out of the
net. Mackenzie Pelletier '06 pressured the goalie,
causing a turn-over, and went to goal. This put the
Govs up 8-7 with a minute thirty left on the clock.
GDA was then able to hang on to its lead due to smart
defensive play, some great saves from Kristen Moores
06, and some lucky deflections off the goal post.

Despite their record, a number of GDA players
received special recognition this season. Kelsey
Johnson '05 was voted team MVP, All-League,
NEPSAC All-Star and honorable mention Ail-
American. Torie Allen '05 was also a NEPSAC All-

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Star. Margaret Metz '07 was awarded the
Coaches' Award and All-League honorable
mention. In addition to these awards, Metz and
Liza Tarr '06 were chosen to represent lower
New England at the National Tournament. Tarr
and Amy Block were elected as captains of next
year's squad.

BOYS VARSITY LACROSSE

Jeff Muscatello '08

The 2005 Governor Dummer boys varsity
lacrosse team had a successful season, finishing
with a record of 12 wins against 4 losses. The 11-
4 ISL record put the team in 6th place — one
game behind three teams tied for third, and two
games behind two teams that tied for the cham-
pionship. Despite some miserable weather con-
ditions, and some injuries, not to mention a
schedule that had the boys playing the other five
best teams in a 12-day span — and four of those
were away games - the team worked hard to
continually improve. Clearly, lessons were

learned regarding the value of teamwork, hard work, and
mental discipline. Some highlights of the season were a
convincing 11-3 win vs. Tabor, an 8-6 win vs. a strong
Thayer team on the road, and a 13-4 blowout of Brooks
in the season finale. This season saw a return of both the
Anderson-Gillespie Cup (for winning the St. Paul's
game) and the GDA-Tabor Challenge Cup to their
places of honor in our locker room. The team said good-
bye to seniors Brian Morrissey, Chris Colarusso, Kevin
Kapstad, D.J. Ward, Gardiner Parker, Aaron
Moberger, Nick Clark and Jon Mahoney. However,
the coaches will welcome the return of a strong nucleus
of experienced players, led by rising seniors Martin
Cahill, Corey Spinale, Jared Wood, Kevin Campbell
and Dewey Dubord. They expect to remain very com-
petitive next season with the addition of some JV play-
ers who capped off an impressive season with a 15-1
record. Post-season honors went to Brian Morrissey '05,
senior captain and defenseman who was named team
MVP, All-ISL, All-New England, Boston Globe All
Scholastic, All-America, and ISL MVP. Brian will attend
Williams College next season and expects to contribute
to their lacrosse and football programs. Joining Brian on
the All-ISL team were goalie Corey Spinale '06, mid-
fielder Martin Cahill '06, and long stick midfielder Tim
Langmaid '07(honorable mention). Captains for next
season are Martin Cahill '06, Corey Spinale '06 and
midfielder Jared Wood '06, a talented player who was
injured for most of this season.

GOLF

This year's young and inexperienced team did not win
many matches, finishing ninth out of eleven in the ISL,
but showed a lot of grit and determination in coming
close in most of the losses. The highlight of the season
was a solid sixth place finish in the ISL Championship
Tournament. Captains Daniel Lundquist '06 and
Zachary Richards '06 provided able leadership.
Lundquist was the year's MVP and Christopher
Genovese '05 received the Quinzio Coach's Award.

August I 2005

David Shack '06

Lily Osowski '07

GIRLS VARSITY TENNIS

The 2005 season was a building year for the girls varsity
tennis team. Although the team suffered from the loss, at
times, of three of its six starters, the season was a learning
experience for the players. Each match was approached
as an opportunity to become a better tennis player; the
emphasis was on learning how to play to win rather than
lose. Whether up 40-love or down by that score, each
player was encouraged to focus on the point being

played, eliminate negative thoughts, and not allow past
errors to influence the next point. That said, the season
was successful, as each player improved the level of her
play and the mental approach to each point.

The team began the season with a fine player, freshman
Anna Perocchi, at number one singles. She came to
GDA as a solid player and quickly improved, but just as
she was about to become a consistent winner in this,
arguably, the toughest girls tennis league in New England,
she was injured and sat out the rest of the season (over half
of our matches). At the same time, the number three sin-
gles, junior Becky Roche, our most experienced and suc-
cessful player, was also lost for the season.

At this point, most players had to move up two positions
and play much tougher opponents than they had previ-
ously faced. Number two singles player, sophomore Lily
Osowski, became number one. She raised her game in
aggressive fashion, and by the end of the season, was very
competitive, winning several sets.

Senior captain and leader Ruth Splaine moved up two
spots to number two where she aggressively won several
of her sets as well. Ruth's leadership earned her the
Coaches Award at the end-of-season all sports banquet.
Her classmate, senior Meg "Moon Ball" Owen, also
moved up two spots to number three, where her slowing
tactics frustrated some opponents and allowed her to win
a few upset sets.

Number four singles, junior Hannah Miner, who has
only been playing tennis for a little over a year, was able
to squeeze out a couple of sets against more experienced
players even though she too had moved up two slots.

The winner of the Most Improved Player Award at the
banquet, freshman Jen Tomich, also a newcomer to the
game, showed quite a bit of quickness and athleticism as
she played an aggressive attacking game that should enable
her to become a very successful player of the future for

GDA.

Junior Emme Hughes and sophomore Ally Maker
joined the varsity at the halfway point and showed marked
improvement in play and mental toughness over the
remainder of the season.

The goal for next year will be to bankroll the experienced
gained this year into a winning season. The team will have
to do it without the aid of two graduating seniors, Ruth
Splaine and Meg Owen, but the play over the last part of
the season indicates that the team should be much
improved next year.

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Tom Roche '05

BOYS VARSITY TENNIS

The varsity boys tennis team finished the sea-
son with a 4-10 record/ placing twelfth out of sixteen
teams in the ISL. This year's showing is one of the
best finishes for the GDA net men in a number of
years. The team was captained by seniors Tom
Roche, Andrew Weinstein, and Alex Whitney
who provided a wealth of experience playing at the
number one, three and six singles spots. The squad
lost senior Brendan Giblin to graduation as well.
Wilhelm Karde, a one-year student from Sweden,
was a strong player who will be sorely missed. Next
year's team will be captained by Todd Eudailey '06
and Cory Fisher '06. Peter Collins '07, Kanin

Maneepairoj '07, and Woo Seok Chun '08 are all
returning to the squad. Collins played number four
singles and number one doubles with Tom Roche this
season. He will be the prime candidate for the num-
ber one singles position next year. Eudailey was
named MVP for this season, and will probably pair
up with Collins at the number one doubles position
for next year. It was an enjoyable season despite the
weather, and the returning players look forward to a
chance to improve upon this year's record.

Ramon Tejada '05

VARSITY BASEBALL

The Govs played their best ball in recent years on
their way to another winning season. Although the
team did not get to complete the year with its annual

Brian Morhssey '05 and Barry Gately'52 at the
National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame
Scholars, Athletic Awards Banquet on May 9, 2005

August

2005

season final game with Brooks, due to inclement weather, the
boys managed an 8-6 league record and a 9-7 overall record.
That record does not do justice to the way this team performed.
The team lost five games by one run in a tightly contested ISL,
including a 2-1 loss after staff ace Matt Moore threw 6-2/3 per-
fect innings. Throughout the year, the defense and pitching were
outstanding. The team turned what seemed to be a record num-
ber of double plays this year including three in one game with
the hard work of three senior infielders: Captain Ramon Tejada
at shortstop, Jim Zografos at second and captain Raul Cruz at
first. Benn Ferriero returned from a three-week stint in the Czech
Republic playing for the US National ice hockey team to go
undefeated on the mound at 3-0 and lead the team with a .600
batting average. Making the all-league team were Ramon Tejada
and Matt Moore. Nick Caro and Raul Cruz earned all-league
honorable mention and Matt Moore was awarded ISL Co-
Rookie of the year for posting a 3-2 record with a 1.8 ERA, losing
both games 2-1. The Govs will return 11 players for the 2006 cam-
paign. With the help of a few strong players from the JV squad
and a couple of strong arms coming in, the boys look to turn the
tables on those one-run games and make a very strong run at the
ISL title.

VARSITY SOFTBALL

Governor Dummer's varsity softball team finished its 2005 cam-
paign with the most impressive record in the program's nine-year
history, 16-1. The Governors started out the season with a big win
(2-0) over Phillips Andover in the season opener. Another huge
win came when GDA beat the defending league champions, St.

Erin Connors '06

Mark's School, 4-1 on the road.

The ISL championship was determined by the Governors'
final game of the season against Brooks. The game was supposed
to be played at Governor Dummer but, due to awful field condi-
tions, the game was moved to Brooks in an attempt to get a full
game played before the weather cancelled it all together. After six
innings of play, the umpires called the game because the field was
unplayable; GDA lost 4-2.

Despite the disappointment felt by the entire team at the loss
to Brooks, the success of the whole season can't be overlooked.
GDA played great softball all season and will be back in con-
tention for the title next year. The Govs lost short stop Erin Reil,
pitcher Nikki Bitsack and outfielder Meredith Baker to graduation,
but they will return a number of key players including all-league
players Erin Connors, Lizzy Guyton, and Emilie Arthur, who was
also named ISL MVP.

Morrissey Racks Up Accolades

Brian Morrissey '05 completed his athletic
career at GDA with flying colors and enough
awards to fill a field house. Morrissey, cap-
tain of the lacrosse team, was named team
MVP, All League, Boston Globe All-
Scholastic, Independent School League
MVP, and All American. To cap it all off, at
the June Boston Globe All Scholastics din-
ner, Brian was named New England Prep
School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC)
Athlete of the Year, the one athlete chosen

by the judges from all the prep schools in
New England.

In the fall, Morrissey was football team cap-
tain, named team MVP, ISL MVP, All
New England, and NEPSAC Class B Co-
Player of the Year. He was then selected to
receive The National Football Foundation
and Hall of Fame Eastern Massachusetts
Chapter Scholar-Athlete Award, and asked
to play in the Shriners Classic annual all star
football game this summer.

In the winter, Morrissey was captain of the
hockey team, named All League, and
received the Paul Wasson (unsung hero)
Award.

Besides all that, Morrissey received the
school's Goodwin Athletic Prize, the
Moody Kent Prize in English, and second
place in the Mercy Poetry contest. Not bad
for a year's work!

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Reunion 2005

Classes ending in "0" and "5" descended on cam-
pus for the annual Reunion Weekend, June 10-12.
Over 300 visitors, including about 200 alums, with-
stood a heat wave to enjoy a memorable time with
each other. Special thanks to Dan Leary '55, Bill
Page '45, and Bob Adams '60 for hosting classmates

at their homes.

The weekend was filled with a variety of activities
including an exciting program for children of alumni.
Once again the alumni music concert was a great suc-
cess with old and young joining together to end the
program with the Senior Song. Other highlights
included champagne luncheons for the Old Guard
and the Class of 1955, and lacrosse and baseball
games featuring alums against alums. Troy Dagres '79
played in his 17th straight alumni baseball game.
Thanks to all returning alums for coming back to cam-
pus. It's always great to have you.

Members ofThe Class

of 2000, Cat Soger,

Yori Senser

and Michelle Wheeler

Don Palais '45, Silvia
Lunt, Barbara Page,
and Bill Page '45

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of 1 965, Eric Shepard,
Charles Dunton and
Tony Knapp

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Jim Deveney '60 presents award to Warren Furth '44

Reunion Recognition Award

Jim Deveney, President of the Alumni Council presented a special award in recogni-
tion of the alumnus traveling the farthest distance to attend Reunion Weekend 2005. The
award was presented to an alumnus residing at Latitude 46.2000°/ Longitude 6.2333°.
If you are up on your world geography, you know that this is a long way to travel. Hailing
from Switzerland, Warren Furth from the great Class of 1944 was presented with a token
gift from the Academy.

8/7/ Friend '55 and his wife Judy

Alumnus of the Year Award

In a clambake hosted at the home of Dan Leary for the 50th Reunion Class, Headmaster
Marty Doggett presented the Alumnus of the Year Award to a very surprised and appre-
ciative Bill Friend '55. The Award is given annually to that graduate of the Academy who
has been steadfast in his or her loyalty to the school and has shown an unwavering com-
mitment to the Academy. "His gifts to GDA over the years have been regular and gen-
erous, the most generous of which enabled GDA to benefit from the presence of one
of his children for four years," said Doggett. "As a volunteer, he is totally reliable, forev-
er enthusiastic and optimistic; his work with his classmates in fundraising and in reunion
attendance always produces high percentages. In essence, he is the consummate Class
Agent. Few among us can match the kind of effort he gives on behalf of the Academy.
He does all of this not only with a seriousness of purpose, but with charm and humor as
well."

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(Left to right): Mike Werner, Becky Werner '85, Latin
teacher Jeff Kelly '82, MattTomlinson '80, Catherine
Correia '00, Elizabeth Turnbull '00, Amy Brayshaw
(faculty spouse), and Jamie Brayshaw (faculty)

On the sunny, hot and humid Saturday of
Reunion 2005, nine determined souls took to
the 5k course for the 25th annual Reunion Pie
Race. Though no one set a course record, the
runners are to be commended for their perse-
verance! Matt Tomlinson '80 led the group,
clocking in at 20:20/ Jeff Kelly '85 (faculty) fol-
lowed at 20:35; then Elizabeth Turnbull '00 at
23:22; Jamie Brayshaw (faculty) at 23:42;
Becky (Chase) Werner '85 at 24:17; Amy
Brayshaw (faculty spouse) at 24:45; David
Abusamra (faculty) at 25:37; Mike Werner
(Becky's husband) at 27:29; and Catherine
Correia '00 at 30:52.

Meanwhile, 10 youngsters ran the 200m Tot's
Trot Pie Race and also deserve accolades. Joey
Rokous (8), Matt Werner (10), Jack Rokous
(9), Emily White (10), Mia White (6), Lindsey
Werner (8), Chris Werner (6), Shea Kelly (5),
Owen Rokous (3.5) and Lily Kingsbury (3)
were the determined runners who beat the heat
to run the course.

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Alumni Games Attract Dozens

Seventeen alumni baseball players and 30 alumni lacrosse players suited up for games

during Reunion Weekend.

Alumni lacrosse players (with a few current students thrown in) included:

Jeremy Beech '04; Keith Blades '97; Craig Bonaventura '03; Martin Cahill '06; Chris Campbell '04; Dan Dipietro '96;
Ben Dodge '03; Andrew Doggett '04; Patrick Gervais '9 2; Alexander Graham '02;JeffKatz '87; Steve Krasco '04;Tim Langmaid
'07; Nick Lapierre '92; John Leonard '03;Taylor Maheu '92; Marc McDonnell '00;Guss Mergins '92; Nick Mincolla '00;
Aaron Moberger '05; Brian Morrissey '05; J.J. Morrissey '02; Gardner Parker '05; Jackson Parker '02; Chris Peabody '92; Stephen
Peabody '92; Jake Rogers '04; Aaron Sells '96; Corey Spinale '06;Jared Wood '06.

Pictured is the winning baseball alumni team com-
prised of Ben Bizier '02; David Bohman '75;Lenn
Ceglarski '02;Troy Dagres '79; Derek Falvey '01 ; Jason
Randlett '96;GregWaldman '87; and EricWhittier
'95.The rival team of Rick Binelli '99;Toby Bradford
'04; Derek Brusin '03;Winston Burt '67; Chris Ebinger
'03; Anthony Fusco '85;Tom Hyndman '04; Kevin
McDormand '98; and Bob Sims '99 somehow eluded
the camera.

Alums Play NCAA Tournament Lacrosse

Eight GDA alumni played NCAA tournament lacrosse this spring. That must be some kind of record! JJ
Morrissey played for University of Virginia; Chris Campbell for Penn State; Taylor Brown and Steve Krasco for
Springfield; Andrew Doggett for Denison; Delia Cox for University of Maryland; Jackie Swansburg for
University of Richmond; and John Leonard for University of Vermont. Clearly GDA is doing its part in mak-
ing lacrosse the fastest growing sport in the nation!

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Michelle Wheeler '00 and
Marty Doggett

Matt Dow '95 and friend,
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Larry '55 and
Charlotte Eliot

Sandra Pearson, David Graham '45, and
Ben Pearson '44

Members of The Class of 1 985: Ron Dabrowski and
his wife Jessica Could; Jon Nesbit and friend

Members of The Class of 1965: Eric Shepard.Jeff
Kane, and David Sulllivan on the Historic Walking Tour
with GDA Archivist Kate Pinkham

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PAC Lounge Dedication;
Jameson Family Honored

Members of the Jameson family, great supporters of GDA and the
school's performing arts programs, were invited to officially dedicate
the second floor lounge in the Performing Arts Center, named to
honor their family's three generations of GDA graduates.

Art Jameson '38, the patriarch of the family, was not able to attend,
but his son Ben '62, Ben's wife Ellen, and their daughters Sarah '00
and Heather '02 were there to cut the ribbon on Reunion Weekend,
Saturday, June 11. In his remarks, Headmaster Marty Doggett spoke
about Governor Dummer Academy as a place committed to family.
He recognized not only the graduates in the Jameson family but also
Ellen who, as a parent, devoted herself to all aspects of life in the
GDA community, contributing a great amount of her time to promote
those programs promoted by the GDA Allies.

The plaque in the lounge reads:

A Gift of

The Jameson Family
Classes of 1938, 1962, 2000 and 2002

MoodleMoot
Conference

Library Services Director Susan Chase and Manager of
Information Systems Aaron Mandel oversaw a very successful
conference on Moodle, a course management system designed to
enable educators to create quality online courses, on June 20-21.
Moodle's creator, Martin Dougiamas traveled from Australia to
address the group of teachers who hailed from as far away as
Japan.

New Director of
Advancement on
Board

Ms. Lori Correale took over as Director of Advancement (for-
merly called Director of Development) on May 21, replacing Ms.
Patricia Tobin (Peterman) who held the position from 1997-2005.
After spending 13 years at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's
Sloan School of Management, Correale sought a smaller and
more intimate community. She chose GDA because of its size,
the diversity among students, and the school's "unpretentious atti-
tude." Her goal is to "help [GDA] raise the funds needed to con-
tinually enhance its position as a top tier boarding school," and to
increase alumni support.

Correale holds a B.S. in Marketing and Communication from
Boston University. She worked in the advertising industry for sev-
eral years before moving into development in higher education.
She is an avid photographer and enjoys spending time with her
family, husband Henry Strzemilowski and four-year-old son
Alexander. She has lived in Rockport, MA for 16 years.

Interview by Sander Crosett '06

Stewardship

Coordinator

Retires

Mrs. Nancy Warner, Stewardship Coordinator in the
Development Office since 2000, retired June 30. Warner
was brought on board as part of the Capital Campaign to
establish a stewardship program. As she describes it,
"Stewardship is about taking care of donors, keeping them in
the loop, recognizing their efforts on behalf of the Academy.
It's a donor relations position." Most gratifying part is the
contact I've had with Governor Dummer alumni, parents, fac-
ulty, staff and students. The people here are wonderful col-
leagues and wonderful friends."

In her role, Warner was instrumental in planning Buster
Navins' 90th birthday party in 2002 and creating an album
for him, a compilation of cards and memories written by "the
boys" Buster knew during his 40 years at GDA. She also
organized the activities each year around Founder's Day and
Memorial Day, but perhaps her proudest accomplishment
was to be a part of the Emeritus event at Reunion 2003 that
recognized faculty and staff who had served the school for
25 years or more in the 20th century.

Before coming to GDA, Warner worked at Pingree School
in Hamilton, MA, and at Brookwood School in
Manchester, MA. Warner hopes to spend her retirement
traveling, visiting friends and enjoying family.

August | 2005

Remember what you
loved about being a
student at GDA?

Pass it on.

Widge '43 and Jonnie Thomas

A while ago I made a commitment in my will to provide for
Governor Dummer Academy. Why?

Governor Dummer was the most significant factor in my young life.

1. Ted Eames took a chance on me.

2. I had to pass six subjects for two years in order to graduate in '43.

Right after graduation my father suggested/ 'Take off that red ribbon around
that thing (the diploma) and see if it is signed!"

Later in life I found out that I was dyslexic. Why did I make it?

Buster Navins was a close friend and mentor to me as my corridor dorm
master in Commons II; Art Sager was my wrestling coach and my means to get
off campus with the Glee Club; Mac Murphy guided me in lacrosse; and Ed
Dunning was able to explain math and algebra in a manner I could understand.

If my story has a familiar ring to graduates of my vintage and to graduates of a
later time taught and rescued by the wonderful successors to these superb master
teachers, I hope you will step forward and consider a Planned Gift to sustain the
future of our great school.

By all means, contact Headmaster Emeritus Peter Bragdon, now Director of
Planned Giving, or Lori Correale, our new Director of Advancement, to discov-
er the approach which would be most appropriate for you.

Best regards.

Widgery Thomas J

In 2002, the Academy created the

Schoolhouse Society to honor those who establish

The planned gifts through estates, gift annuities, bequests

HKSkJI Schoolhouse , , , n , ...

Society dnc ' trusts ' or tne scno °'- Please contact Headmaster

Emeritus and Major Gift Officer Peter Bragdon at

603-773-5985, pbragdon@comcast.net or 171

High Street, Exeter, N.H. 03833 to receive the

Academy's booklet on Planned Giving and learn more about opportunities to become

part of the Society. The Society now has more than 100 members: the new target is 200.

The Archon

Published since 1884

Publisher

John M. Doggettjr. P'04,' 07, '08

Editor

Judith H. Klein P'99, '08

Art Director

Christie Rawlins-Jackson

Photography

Hockmeyer O'Connor Studios

Insight Studios

David Oxton P'03, '08

Director of Advancement

Lori Correale

Associate Director of Advancement

Michael A. Moonves P'82

Director of Annual Giving
Martha Leonard Delay

Trustees of Governor Dummer Academy

Daniel M. Morgan '67, P'97, '02, President

Christopher C. Beebe '55, Co- Vice President

Gerry Mack, Co-Vice President P'87, '91, '93, Co-Vice President
James L. Rudolph '68, P'05, Secretary
Jeffrey L. Gordon '69, Treasurer

William LAlfond '67

Adrienne Berry-Burton P'96, '04

Henry B. Eaton' 70, P'03, '08

Beverly Giblin P'04, '05

Clifford J. Gillespie

C. David Grayer P'OO

Lauren Gudonis P'03

Stephen G. Kasnet '62, P'95

Richard M. Kelleher P'99, '01

Kathleen L. Livermore '79, P'04

Priscilla M. Mclnnis P'02, '03, '06

Kara Moheban McLoy '88

Reynolds E. Moultonjr. '56

Brian H. Noyes '76
James Pierce '72

Haskell Rhett '54

George S. Scharfe P'95, '00

Steven G Shapiro '74

C. Tlwmas Tenney Jr. '69

Bmce C. Turner '83

Alumni Trustees

Sung J. An '95
Jason Greenberg '96
Grace PJeanes '92

Ex Officio

James C Deveney Jr. '60, President, Alumni/ ae Council

Alumni/ ae Council

James C Deveney Jr. '60, President
Catherine D. Burgess '91, Vice President
Chris D'Orio '88, Secretary /Treasurer
David Corbett '91
John P. English '28 (Life Member)
Elizabeth Tuthill Farrell '84
Putnam P. Flint '37, GP'99 (Life Member)
Anthony P. Fusco '85
Shawn Gager '88
Franklin E. Huntress '52
Joseph E. MacLeod '56
Katherine Dobie Meyer '96
Paul Nardone '86

Howard J. Navins '31, P'63, '66, GP'93 (Founder, Life Member)
Carolyn Nissi '77
Matthew Remis '92
Brian Rybicki '96
Gretchen Scharfe '95
John Stahl '83

Marc K. Tucker '68, P'01, '05
Alison Williams '89
Jessica Zaplin '99

Ex Officio

Peter T Butler, '62, Past President
John S. Mercer '64, P'95, Past President
Karen A. Schulte '83, Past President
Peter M. Sherin '59, Past President
Arthur H. Veasey HI '68, Past President

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